Category: 3. Middle East

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Trump has delayed attacks on Iran’s energy facilities by 10 days, claiming talks are going well – though Iran disagrees.

As the war enters day 28, United States President Donald Trump has delayed…

Since the start of the Middle East conflict, Iran has witnessed massive cryptocurrency flows.

Experts say they are being used to circumvent sanctions placed on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as well as a financial safe haven by civilians hit by…

Kano, Nigeria – On a bustling day in northern Nigeria, Marian Shammah made her way to the Sabon Gari Market, one of the largest electronics hubs in Kano state.

The 34-year-old cleaner was in need of a refrigerator, but with rising costs and a…

The Strait of Hormuz is the only major commercial artery on earth named after a god. The name derives from Hormoz, the Middle Persian rendering of Ahura Mazda – the Zoroastrian deity of wisdom, light, and cosmic order. This is not poetic licence;…

Kandy, Sri Lanka – On a sunny March day in the hill city of Kandy in central Sri Lanka, Keerthi Rathna waited in a serpentine queue to buy his share of petrol for his three-wheeler tuk-tuk.

The government-allocated ration for him was 20 litres…

Malaysian leader says oil tankers granted clearance by Iran as government introduces measures to conserve fuel.

Iran has allowed Malaysian ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Malaysia’s leader said,…

The Iranian Red Crescent Society released video showing rescuers in Tehran lowering a man strapped to a stretcher from the wreckage of a building severely damaged in an airstrike.

The Israeli army fired tear gas at Palestinian residents of the Beit Imrin village, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers can be seen setting up tents, while gunfire is heard as the Palestinians fled.

MANILA, March 27 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the ASEAN Leaders’ summit will go ahead in May, but will be shortened to a “bare-bones” programme that focuses on addressing issues like fuel supplies,…

Iranian Red Crescent video shows the aftermath of a strike on a residential area in Urmia, where multiple buildings were destroyed and rescue teams deployed to search for survivors. Officials said several homes were hit, with a number of…